Printable Space Theme

We have a very old (Pluto’s a planet old) book about space that V has been into lately. It’s a cute Little Golden Book that says “this book belongs to the Twitchetts” inside. A gift from Grandma that will always be cherished, and read, even if Pluto is included.

We don’t get too deep into space conversations, but we can at least play around with some of the planets! We created this fun little printable to help spark an early love for space and all the planets in our solar system.

Setting up your space-themed games

Print off your game pieces. For a longer-lasting game, you can use cardstock. For one time use, plain printer paper will work. Just cut out all of your game pieces and you’re ready to play!

First, we just mixed them up on the table and put them back together. Just like eight tiny two-piece puzzles.

Once we did this a couple of times she was ready to take it up a notch.

On to a game of memory! Flip over all your pieces and flip them over 2 at a time until you find a match!

We even decided to place them in order… along with a fast little construction paper sun.

For now, she can point out Earth on demand. Mars (the red one) and Jupiter (the big one) were also quick for her to remember. We had a lot of fun playing with our little planets. They are quick to throw in your drawer for a quick boredom buster when you need one!

Pin this Solar System for Preschoolers to your activities board!

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Printable Fall Scavenger Hunt

The air is crisp, the leaves are changing, and the pumpkins are sitting on everyone’s doorstep.  Fall is officially here, and the kids are loving it.

Little Miss loves collecting leaves and Mr. Monster is enjoying all the new words that fall brings to his vocabulary…like Ja-O-La-Ern.

Our cousin suggested we make a Fall Scavenger Hunt, and we loved the idea.

You can print 1 for each kid or 1 for the whole family! You will be amazed by how fast your little ones will start to spot the things on the sheet.

We use simple illustrations to make it easier for the younger kids to identify what they are looking for.

Different ages will see different things. One thing is guaranteed, you are bound to make some fun memories!

Little Miss danced every time she found an item and Mr. Monster chased squirrels.  They loved every minute.

Our neighborhood doesn’t have sidewalks, so we crunched along in the grass.  Little Miss added to her leaf collection.  I swear she would have picked up EVERY leaf along the way.

When we found the acorns, Mr. Monster sat on the ground and started picking them apart.  I had to scoop up a whole pile just to get him moving again… Of course, he was over them by the time we got back to the house.

In the end, it was a fun little outing around the block.  The kids enjoyed exploring the neighborhood looking for new fall treasures.

Fast little activities that get you out and about can make so many big memories. What will your kiddos find on their fall scavenger hunt? I think you will be surprised!

If you enjoyed this fall activity, please share!

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